Crystal 'Seaweed' by Zhang Haijiang, Empa
Entry in category 1. ©Haijiang Zhang; See also bit.ly/snsf_comp_copy
I took this SEM image at April 2016. Magnification was 450. The distance between the objective lens and sample was 8 mm. In this image, synthesized crystals were produced on the surface of a single fiber by applying microfluidic device. By controlling the flow rate and reaction time (without changing any chemical precursors) inside the microfluidic device, we could synthesize different shaped crystals, such as ''seaweed-like'' as in this image.
Synthesized crystals with different shapes were loaded onto/within single fiber, which will result in a change of the fiber mechanical properties, such as flexibility, elasticity, and thermosensitivity etc.. In this project, we tried to vary the type and shape of the crystals to tune the fiber properties. In this image, many '' seaweed-like'' crystals were synthesized on the surface of a single fiber. ¦ Image#1_284
Crystal 'Seaweed' by Zhang Haijiang, Empa
Entry in category 1. ©Haijiang Zhang; See also bit.ly/snsf_comp_copy
I took this SEM image at April 2016. Magnification was 450. The distance between the objective lens and sample was 8 mm. In this image, synthesized crystals were produced on the surface of a single fiber by applying microfluidic device. By controlling the flow rate and reaction time (without changing any chemical precursors) inside the microfluidic device, we could synthesize different shaped crystals, such as ''seaweed-like'' as in this image.
Synthesized crystals with different shapes were loaded onto/within single fiber, which will result in a change of the fiber mechanical properties, such as flexibility, elasticity, and thermosensitivity etc.. In this project, we tried to vary the type and shape of the crystals to tune the fiber properties. In this image, many '' seaweed-like'' crystals were synthesized on the surface of a single fiber. ¦ Image#1_284